Brandan Bishop: 5 Things You Need to Know About the NC State Free Safety

Brandan Bishop put in four years as North Carolina State's starting safety, and he hopes to parlay his success with the Wolfpack into a place among the NFL's elite at the position.

Through an illustrious four seasons at NC State, Bishop netted 290 tackles with 8.5 coming for a loss, 12 interceptions, 25 passes defended, forced four fumbles and recovered one for a touchdown. Bishop ended his career at NC State tied for fourth all time in interceptions.

Here's a look at five things you must know about Bishop as he begins his journey into the NFL.

Bishop's tackles steadily went up throughout his career at NC State, culminating in a 103-tackle senior season. Bishop was also steady and active in defending passes each season, as those numbers reflected the increased activity in each season.

While not receiving an NFL Scouting Combine invite, Bishop did do well at his pro day on the bench press. However, his 40-yard dash time isn't something that will excite general managers and coaches, nor will his three-cone drill time.

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Bishop wasn't redshirted, but rather he was thrown into the fire, starting eight games and playing in 10 overall in his freshman season at NC State in 2009, where he was named to The Sporting News' All-Freshman ACC team.